4. Does a plural suffix add the meaning “one” or the meaning “more than one”?

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5. There are three things to remember when you Cbs-want to add plural suffixes to singular nouns:

i. with singular nouns that end with the sounds [s], [z], [ch], or [sh], you add the suffix -es;

ii. with singular nouns that end in the letter <y> with a consonant letter right in front of the <y>, you change the <y> to \begin{align*} <\text{i}> \end{align*} and add the suffix -es;

iii. but with other singular nouns you just add the suffix -s .

6. Here is a review of the noun plural suffixes -s and -es. Add whichever suffix is required for each of the following singular nouns and show any changes that take place:

Singular Noun

+ Plural Suffix

= Plural Noun

evening

+ s

= evenings

bunch

+

=

sky

+

=

strike

+

=

mix

+

=

fifty

+

=

doctor

+

=

array

+

=

company

+

=

exception

+

=

7. Now try some the other way around:

Plural Noun

= Singular Noun

+ Plural Suffix

bunches

= bunch

+ es

companies

=

+

presidents

=

+

finishes

=

+

displays

=

+

sentences

=

+

skies

=

+

problems

=

+

valleys

=

+

friends

=

+

searches

=

+

recesses

=

+

8. Be ready to discuss this question: When do we use the plural suffix -es?

Word Venn. This Venn is different from the one you did in the previous lesson because it has two circles that intersect, or overlap, one another. Inside circle A put only those singular nouns that use the suffix -es to form their plural. Inside circle B put only those singular nouns that end with the letter <y>.

What should you put inside the overlap area labeled ‘2’?

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What kind of singular nouns should you put outside the circles in the area labeled ‘4’?